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One Broker Donates £2000 to Local Blood Bikes

Published 15th March 2018

One Broker has donated £2000 to local Blood Bike organisations, SERV Norfolk and SERV Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. A cheque of £1000 was donated to each of the two organisations, presented by Robin Plaster, Managing Director of the One Broker group, and Rory McPhail, Director at NWBIB, the group’s Cambridge base.

Upon presenting the donation, Rory McPhail commented "At NWBIB, we have always taken our philanthropic responsibilities very seriously, therefore, we are delighted to be supporting Blood Bikes who are a local charity carrying out crucial work in the health care sector. We hope with our support the charity will continue to flourish for many years to come".

John Gibson, Day Operations Manager at SERV Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, said "Our organisation provides a life saving service throughout Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, saving the NHS an estimated £300,000 and more in transport costs to date. We are incredibly appreciative of One Broker’s support and enjoy working with their enthusiastic staff".

Treasurer of SERV Norfolk, Keith Grisedale, added "It costs £3400 each month to run SERV Norfolk therefore any donations the charity receives is crucial for us to continue our work. One Broker has been a great help in promoting the role of SERV Norfolk and we are very grateful for this donation".

(Pictured top left to right: Rory McPhail, Michael Ferguson, Jeanette Pledger, John Gibson and John Millard. Pictured bottom left to right: Bill Farrow, Robin Plaster and Keith Griesedale )

GDIS attend Optimise IT 2018

Published 12th March 2018

Gibbs Denley Insurance Services (GDIS) attended OptimiseIT yesterday to hear from leaders in the tech industry and their take on cyber security. The Imperial War Museum in Duxford was rammed with industry leaders from the IT sector who listened to keynote speeches from a range of company representatives, including Dell, NetApp and Sophos.

Mark Ling and Phil Smith of GDIS, part of the One Broker Group, attended the event to listen to the viewpoints of those in the tech industry and speak to businesses interested in protecting their cyber infrastructure.

Speaking of the event, Phil Smith, New Business Executive, said "In this day and age, protecting against cyber hackers and loss of vital data is a real concern for almost all businesses. Cyber security breaches can result in a company losing thousands of pounds in profit which is why it is important to protect your business. Should an incident occur, cover can provide the reassurance that you have cyber experts at hand to help recover your business and thwart further attacks".

(Pictured left to right: Mark Ling and Phil Smith)

Cyber Crime - Take Back Control for Your Business

Published 5th March 2018

We all hear about cyber attacks on the news or online, but do we ever actually think that a data security breach will happen to us? Probably not. The reality is the majority of businesses could be at threat from an attack and may not even realise it. A malicious cyber attack can affect any business, from those in healthcare to transport, hospitality and manufacturing. It can result in cyber property infringements, impaired access, a loss to reputation as well as causing business interruption. In other words, it costs money.